This month I did something different for my favourites.Specially because most of my favourites where book related. For a moment I thought it was ridiculous draw all the books I wanted to mention in full detail, specially because in these last days I haven't been feeling like drawing (fear and stress is making me avoid to draw. Stupid I know, but feelings often are this way). I knew I wanted to mention the warmer weather, and that now I'm on a kick for clothes with navy stripes. So I draw myself. Then I didn't want to draw a book that I'm loving, but haven't finished it yet. I tough I could draw some art supplies that I have been acquiring, but I think I might safe a post or two for those. (I got new paper, a couple of sketchbooks, some liquid watercolour and more copic markers, but most of them I'm still trying, so I will wait to have a better opinion on then before talk about them). Since I hadn't been writing down my favourites the only things I had strong feelings about was either my Tolkien collection of things (that probably will end on a drawing too) or maybe something with my large collection of Stephen King books. So that what I started to draw. Yes, all the books in the drawing were written by Stephen King. Two of them are non-fiction, nine are novellas or short-stories, eight are from the Dark Tower Series, and the rest is various fiction (some of them were adapted for cinema or television series).Drawing things that I liked helped me to relax. I've been feeling very unproductive in two projects that I'm working on, and have been stressing a lot because of that.

Another interior sketchbook study. I'm enjoying these. Usually when I do this type of drawing I only do the pencil line art, sometimes (rarely) I ink it. But this one and the Pink Flower I coloured with my Copic markers. It's an experience to repeat. Maybe next time with less heavy colours or even try to use my liquid watercolours (Ecoline) on them.

A few months back someone contact me because she wanted a agenda with donuts on the cover. I made a rough sketch, but she never contact me again. The idea stayed the back of my mind until very recent.What's better to launch on Spring than a colorful collection with something sweet on it?I hope you like!

Agenda
Se gostavam de uma agenda ou planner com esta capa contactem-me.If you would like a planner or agenda with this pattern for the cover contact me.

Planners are not for everybody, or maybe to some planners are not enough to organize their daily life. With that mind I created a few organizational notepad to help us in our daily life.
(Keep reading to find the new notepads!)

Recently I won a giveaway done by Carla Chaves. Although I don't personally know or have met Carla she has been an inspiration for the last 4 or 5 years - when I found out her creations under the name Ribonita. I have a few bookmarkers create by her - and to me they are the most beautiful ones! [by the way would you like to see my bookmark collection?].Recently Carla started other project - in this case photograph her collection of ball-jointed dolls - called Touching Dust. And I won a print of her photographs. ❤If you don't know her work yet, what are you waiting for?

In the middle of the preparation for the flea market I also created two new notepad planners. One is the one in the image. It's an A4 and a monthly planner. As usual it's printed only in black, which allows you to customized it with washi-tape, stickers and even colour pens.In my case I used my markers to colour some of the drawings, and colour pens to highlight some of the important things in the month.The flea market that I went on Saturday always makes me inspired by diversity, different people, different styles and life choices all under the same roof.Thank you to everyone that visited my booth!And it was so good to see some market friends, like Pedro, Susana, Carla and Sofia!

I'm working in the last preparations for the flea market of tomorrow, but I couldn't not share another drawing. Sometimes proportions in a drawing simply don't work as they should, but on the other hand we all have different body types...On another note I really like the colour scheme of this drawing.

In my first serious sketchbook, the one where I started to attempt more realistic drawings (jee and that was probably around 15 years ago) - those drawings were of furniture. Some design pieces, others just peculiar decorations. The furniture pieces had a purpose of helping me creating a more clear idea of my characters houses.For years and years I haven't draw nothing like that. The perspective is pain in ... My easy solution was not to draw things in perspective or not draw objects. It was a wrong solution, but sometimes you have to wait for the right time for certain things. In these past years I've been drawing a lot more objects - some more realistic than others.I've always collected images to draw. Nowadays these are from Pinterest, Instagram and a few blogs, and are a big inspirations to me.Some photos have something that makes me want to draw them. It can people, animals or spaces.That was the case of this drawing, that later I coloured with Copics.

Sundays are the days to look for the past week and appreciate the good things.Last Sunday I sit down and programmed all of this week. First thing to do was to decorate my planner and write the blog posts that I wanted to create for the week.To organize myself I always use a planner and a notebook. Sometimes I use some extras to create lists.What about you?

I said that it was a question of time until The Hobbit DVD's would come to live at my place (it's not has pretty as the Lotr, and the packaging is more movie related).I also mention that I was looking for the books in English, and that was a success! Soon I'll share them. The big highlight of my week was a much awaited visit to Bookshop Bivar in Lisbon. It's a second hand bookshop, that only sells books in English. That's where I found one of the most beautiful editions of The Lord of the Rings. ( I'll share them on Tuesday).

In the beginning of the week I made same really long nights for a real good reason. I finally finished the creative block I was in for the past months. Maybe it's a sin of Spring or maybe I'm in a better mood.What did I created? Part of it it's secret, BUT... the only thing that I reveal already is some bookmarks! I show them on my Facebook, on Instagram and in the fan page.

Has I didn't took any photo of myself in my birthday this past Friday, I wanted to register in another way what I dressed that day. Or it was just a good excuse to draw my new dress that I have been waiting to use for almost a month.

4) Pet
Gostava imenso de ter um gato. (eventualmente terei um... quando tiver o meu próprio espaço e conseguir sustentar me a mim e ao gato).I really want to have a cat. (and I will have one eventually... when I have my own place and I can afford to take care of the cat).

April might seem a strange time to talk about planners, but I really wanted to share this new model that I have been testing in the last months and that is the big news!From the outside looks like a regular notebook, but what about the inside?

On the first Saturday's of each month there is a street market in my home-town. From April until October. I which I had took some photos to show you, but I have to confess that taking photos to strangers is something I don't feel very comfortable doing (unless on Carnival). And some people don't like that you take photos to their stands (even the ones that are selling vegetables and plants). Or maybe I'm to sensitive to people's reactions.I have this pet peeve that I don't like the sensation of being watched. Either when I'm photographing a thing or even when I'm working or drawing. That's why, silly me, doesn't participate in event's create by urban sketchers.Like this one that ended up to transformed in a exhibition.

I love this type of drawings, although it's not a style or drawing type that I'm comfortable to do (yet). These drawings were made my different people in these places - Lisbon, Coimbra and my home-town - Torres Vedras.

Here, at my home, we have a tradition. Every Sunday we have lunch at my grandma's.

This miniature house it was a gift I brought for my grandma from Germany. In the Christmas markets there were at least one seller with these types of miniatures.I regret I only bought one, because I really like the ones like this.

During last month I participate in another daily drawing challenge. This time I choose making simple pencil drawings and/or marker. Did you ever try a challenge like this?I like the experience. It's a good excuse to train and try to draw things that otherwise I might not. During January I also participate in a similar challenge, but I had more time to do it, and in some cases I played with colour too.